Table of Contents
Foreword Peter O'Malley xiii
Introduction xv
1 Jackie 1
2 Vin 4
3 32 10
4 Next Year 11
5 2020: Place Your Betts 15
6 The Sweetheart From '88 23
7 The Glory of Clayton Kershaw 28
8 Fernandomania 32
9 1947: Heaven and Hell on Earth 37
10 1951 41
11 The Move 43
12 Palo Verde, Bishop, and La Loma 48
13 Family Affair: Drysdale and Hershiser 54
14 Hall of Fame Businessman: Walter O'Malley 58
15 Walter Alston 62
16 The Two Tommys 65
17 Newk 68
18 Dodger Stadium 72
19 1959: "The Worst Club Ever to Win a World Series" 76
20 Dodger Dogs 80
21 Campy 82
22 Sweep! 84
23 Piazza 88
24 4+1 92
25 The SQUEEZE 95
26 2013-19: Domination and Frustration 98
27 Arrive Late, Leave Early 104
28 Hail the Duke of Flatbush 107
29 1965 110
30 Steve Garvey 113
31 Ebbets Field: The Center Cannot Hold 116
32 Peter O'Malley 119
33 Down Goes Jackson 124
34 1981: One Postseason, Three Comebacks 128
35 Pee Wee Reese 131
36 Roseboro & Marichal 134
37 1962 137
38 Go. Go. Go. Go. Go 142
39 Nightline 144
40 "The Best Hitter God Has Made in a Long Time" 147
41 Jaime Jarrí;n 150
42 1980-The Final Weekend 152
43 Black and Blue and Purple Heart 156
44 Know Red Barber 160
45 Justin Turner: Too Much Good Stuff 164
46 Pedro and A-Rod 167
47 The First High Five 170
48 Chief Noc-a-Homa and Joe Morgan 174
49 Coliseum Carnival 178
50 Chaos at Candlestick 182
51 Don Sutton 185
52 Shawn Green: Boom Boom Boom Boom 188
53 The Corey and Cody Show 191
54 1941: Three Strikes, You're Not Out 197
55 Branch Rickey 200
56 Larry MacPhail 204
57 The Head-Spinning, Allegiance-Shifting, Authority-Defying Leo Durocher 207
58 Zack Wheat 212
59 Jim Gilliam 214
60 See the Dodgers on the Road 218
61 Take the Field 220
62 When Were the Dodgers Born? 222
63 Hercules 224
64 Wes Parker and the Cycle 226
65 Two Infields 231
66 Eric Gagné-Fact or Fiction 235
67 Team Trolley 237
68 Ode to Joy: Dodger No-Hitters 239
69 Dodgertown 244
70 Kenley Jansen 248
71 Manny Mota Mota Mota Mota Mota… 250
72 Jobe and John 252
73 Dave Roberts 255
74 Burleigh Grimes 260
75 Dip Into Philippe's 264
76 Capture the Flag 267
77 Willie Davis 269
78 The Penguin 271
79 Read The Boys of Summer 274
80 Bill Russell 276
81 Was Brooklyn Still in the League? 278
82 Gonna Take 'Em Down to the Camelback Ranch 280
83 Question the Conventional Wisdom 283
84 Rookies, Rookies, Rookies 286
85 Karros, Ethier, and Kemp 289
86 In the Booth: Solo Farewell 292
87 Don't Boo a Hero Who's Down on His Luck 294
88 Go to a Minor League Game 296
89 Free Baseball 297
90 Feeling a Draft 301
91 Free Agent Follies 304
92 From McCourt to Guggenheim 308
93 International Goodwill 315
94 Boom Goes Boomer 319
95 Yasiel Puig: The Wild Horse 322
96 Give to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation 324
97 Mannywood 326
98 1989-2012: Deep Into a Drought 330
99 Signs and Sighs: The 2017 World Series 336
100 May Your Son Be a Magnificently Named Son 340
Acknowledgments 343
Bibliography 345
